Coke-drawing apparatus.



J. HAYES. COKE DRAWING APPARATUS. APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 18, 1913.

Patented Nov. 18, 1,913.

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31m niet .T0/fnv HA YES J. HAYES. COKE DRAWING APPARATUS. APPLICATION rlLBD JUNE 18, 1913.

Patented NOV. 18, 1913.

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J. HAYES` COKE DRAWING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED Jumua, 191s.

M MMM J. HAYES.

COKE DRAWING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNB19,1913,

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

3u mudo@ JaH/v HAYE s @Imi/huma@ UMMM) J. HAYES. GAOKE DRAWING APPARATUS. APPLUATUHI l'ILLD JUNE 18. 1918, 1,079,126. Pamnmd Nav, 18,191.3

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com DRAWING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNB18,1913. 1,079,126 Patented NOV.18, 1913 G SHEETS-SHEET 6,

JOHN HAYES,V 0F UNIONTOWYN, PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNOR OF NEJURZH JAMES T. WHITSON. OF UNG-v .Y

E, PENNSYLVANIA.

Application fxlid June zen cu Hm Vnaf Si", town, in Hx: "mmtjx mi' Pennslvv i, have nvented min new and usefu Irnpz'ormnexlts in CGMfDl-awng of which the, folowng iS a specirn sin The invenion has fm' anothcinbjvc ai: provision ui' 1: movable shovel and HC1-wing nue-miner, www-p for ufrlmng the sanne, and means fr rn img and offezng the, SG1-upm.' with I'uatun m ih@ Shovel.

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The nventon has for sim unommefw tu plm ide u Imlgmrl 1: Hy mmnhv, fi'unw. a Sm'apug Nadu moulded in s, f frame, l movable, Support fm' the him-@ nn'cgifemeut mummia Mm 18,1913.

Referring in detail to the drawings. 5 upon the inner end 0f a shaft 34 mounted in desigt ales a frame which includes parallel longitudinal hars and transverse connecting bars T. This frame is supported at itsl opposite ends b v thel wheels 8 which are adapted to travel upon the track rails 9. The axles of these` wheels are mounted in the transverse. bars 10 suspended from the frame 5. One of the wheel axles is rotatablej'n the bars 10. the remainingwheels being revolubly mounted upon the ends of the foot lever 13 into engagement with the 1 gear wheel 11. Said shaft is also provided with a pinion 14, for meshing` engagement. With the gear provided upon the shaft of a motor or other primemmer indicated at 15. which is secured toa suitable platform carried by the frame 5.' A clutch member 14.3 is keyed for slidingr movement upon the drive shaft 11 and is adapted to engage a Similar clutch member 17 fixed upon one end of the lolrn'itudiuall).v extending shaft 1S which is alined with the' drive shaft. The Sliding clutch member 16 is actuated throufh the medium of a yoke 15"), thearlns of which engage a collar provided upon said clutch member, said yoke being fulcrumed as indicated at 20 upon the wheel-supported frame 5. To the outer end of this vokfe. the lower end of a lever 2l. is pivotally coitneeted, said `lever being fulerumed upon a rack 2 which is mounted upon a platform 23 secured to the main frame 5. This lever 21 of course carries the usual spring pressed dog for engagement v'vith the teeth of the rack 22 whereby the lever and the yoke may be locked against movement.

To the rear end of the frame 5, a transversely disposed curved track bar 2l is se cured, and upon the forward end of said frame, a circular track or annulus 25 is fixed. carriage 26 is arranged in super-posed relation to the tintin frame 5. In suitable hanger bearings 27 depending from the rear end of this carriage., the supporting rollers 28 are mounted. These rollers are movable upon the transversely disposed track bar 2st. To the under side of the carriage 26 at. its forward end, an annulus 29 is secured. This annulus is provided at spaced intervals with dependingjr bearing members 3() to receive the rollers 31 which travel upon the upper surface of the circular track bar 25. The bottom face of the annulus 29 is further provided with an arcuate rack'32 with which a pinion 33 is engaged. This pinion is fixed An elongated rectangular movable a bearing standard 35 which is fixed to the frame 5. To the outer end of this shaft the hand wheel 36 is-secured whereby the .shaft is' rotated. It will be obvious that b v simpl1 rotating the shaft 34, the carriage may be swung;` transversely ofthe base frame, The purpose of this adjustment of the carriage will be more fully pointed outl in the following: description.

Upon the forward end of the carriage 2G, the spaced bars or uprights I1." are secured, said uprights being connected bj.' the longitudiral bars 3S. stationary block 39 is mounted upon the rear end of said carriage, and this block is provided with divergently -inclined faces| 40 for a purpose which will be later referred to.' rack bar -ll is arranged for long'ittnlinal movement between the lower ends of the uprights 3T, the teeth 4:2 of said bar facing downwardly. The spaces beta een thesegrack teeth are closed b'v the longitudinally" extending' side plates -li which are secured to tlte rack bar. The lower ede-*tp of one ot' these plates, however, ts toothed as indicated at tt, said teeth alining with the teeth '2 of the rack bar. It will thu oe `seen that the spaces between the teeth -l'l for a short distance open upon one edge of the rack bar. thus permitting.r of the turning or tilting;r movement of said bar7 as clearly shown in Fig". 10. 'l`hus the channels or grooves between the rack' teeth are open at one of their ends for a short. distance. lVith the teeth of this rack bar, a pinion -l lixed upon tht` transverse shaft LG engages. 'l`his shaft is mounted in suitable. bearings 4T arranged upon the carriage "lo, be\eled gear -18 is loosely mounted upon said .shaft and with the same the beveled gear 49 tixed upon the upper end of the vertical shaft- 5t) meshes. This vertical shaft is rotatably mounted in the bearing blocks 51 and 52 provided upon the main frame 5 and the carriage 2G respectively. The lower end of the shaft 50 is provided with a beveled gear 53 with which the pinion 54 fixed upon the forward end of the power transmission shaft 1S engages.

Between the uprights 37 a frame generally indicated by the numeral 55 is mounted for longitudinal and vertical movement. 'l'his frame includes the spaced upriohts 5o berv tween which a b tiring member 5t is secured. ln this bearing member, the rear end oi he longitudinally extcndinlnod 5S is pivotailv mounted. 'l`he frame 55 includes the tor wardly extending spaced arms 5t) whit-n are disposed upon opposite sides of, the roti and serve to guide the same.I 'l`he upper ends of the oprights 3T are connected o f: plate (i0 havinty au opening ther` in 1.v di which the vertically movable roti if. loosely disposed. rlhe lower end oi" thi .od is provided with a bearing,r block t lach is plate G0.

the spring 63.

bar and the arms of the volte.

fixed to arms 62 secured to the transverse guide bars 62 which slidingly engagethe uprightff 3T. A spring 63 is arrangediipon i rcd 6l between the block 62 and the top if? pon the rear end ofv the carriage 26 a suitable guide way 64 'is secured and within the same the vertically movable member 65 is mounted. This member includes a vertical rod 66, to the lower end of which one end of a lever 67 is 1.7ivotall57 connected. A rock shattis mounted in suitable bearings provided upon the carriage 26 and 'i link 69 pivotalluv connects the lever 67 Whic i is fulcrinned as indicated at. 70 to the angular extension 7l of an arm 7l fixed to one end of said rock shaft.. A suitable actuating lever 72 is connected to the other end of said shaft whereby the same may be rocked and the member 65 raised to lift the verti-l cally movable frame against. the action of It will thus be seen thatthe frame in which the longitudinally movable scraping blade S() is mounted. may be raised or lowered so as to properly dispose the scraping blade for entranceinto the mouth of the oven. The hearing menil'iei.' (32 may also be raised against, the actionof said spring by nxeans of a lever 73 fulcrumed upon'the standard 74, one end of said lever beine' connected to the upper end of the rod 61. The spring 63 operates to yieldingly hold the frame 51' against. vertical movement between the uprights during its sliding' movement. By manipulating the lever 73. said frame may he elevated and the scraping blade 8O lowered with respect'to the shovel t0 hold said blade upon the shovel as shown in Fig. 2, as the same is withdrawn Afrom the furnace. n

The rod :38 .is supported upon aV roller 75 which is mounted in a yoke 76. This `volte is vertically adjustable upon the' upper end of the bar 77 and is secured in, its adjusted position by means of the bolty I78 which extends through coinciding openings in said inthe lower end of this bar 77, a roller 79 mounted and engagea upon the upper face of the rack har 4l. designates the scraping blade which is lived to the 1.Forward end of the rod 5S. The har 77 is ooz'niecicd h v a pair of longitudinal rods 81 to the rear uprights '27, said harheing provided with trunnions S2 which are loosely mounted in the forward ends of said longitudinal rods. An additional pair vof longitudinal rods are pivotally connected to the lrunnions 84 {Iirojeetingl from opposite sides of the har 77 and are slidably mounted upon the stud bolts 85 fixed to one of the ul'irights 37 and an additional upright 85 respectively. the lat-ter being mounted on the carriage 26. r'Ihes'e rods are longitudinally slotted as indicated. 'at 86 to receive said bolts. The rear end of one of the rods 83 is pivote-.ily connected to the lower end of a dog 8'1"- which is fu-lcrumed intermediate of its ends as at' S8 upon the rear end of an arm S9 which is vfixed at its other end to one of the uprights 37. The other of the rods 83 has its rear-end pivotally connected to a dog 90 which is ulcrumed as at 91 upon the longitudinal bar 92. Upon the lower inwardly extending bar 93 of the frame 55, a :standard 94 is mounted. An arm 95 projects from one side of this standard and vis adapted for engagement with the dog 9) at one end of the longitudinal movement of the traine, in which position of the part the har i7 verticallyv disposed and the craping 'blade elevated. At the end of the reverse or forward movement. of the huigitudinally movable frame 55, the lug 96 projecting from the opposite side et' the standard 914. engages the upper end ot the dog S7 and shifts the rod S?! to dispose the har T7 at an inclination as Shown in Fig. `2,'iii which plosition of the parts, the scraping blade and shovel to he later rctCaJred to have. beern drawn from the oven. At the forward end ot: the carriage Q6, a

bearing 97 foi-.a rotaia sleeve 95% is arranged. Thi .we is provided with aree-5 tangular open through which'tiie rack bar `tl loor'elv extends and each end of the sleeve is provided iith a flange 99 to prevent longitudinal informent of said'sleea'e in the bearing; il?. The hearing 97 provided with lateral evtimsions 10() having Slots l0] are arri ends.' lining i1 jectingf tron: the peripzuny of the sleeve/atJ dianietiicallv opposite points are lugs 102 which are uorn-iailv engaged with the lea-f. springs itil. :l sp1-nm acting to yieldinglv prevent tunning i'norenaeut ot said sleeve and a 'sf' ed, said springs at. oneA of their foo. .f t the rkhar il isvpro- 05 on me sliding 'ri-anic cc. This extension on the rack har is formed with diametrically opposite reamvardly extending fingers 10G, the. t treiuilies ot' which are tapered and opp telg; curved as indicated atl 10T. fliege curved extremities ot the linger-sare adapted 'For engagement. with the oppositely bevehid or inclined faces 40 of the block 39. lt will he understood from the 'above that..- at the rear terminal ot the longitudinal inovenwnthof the rack bar 4l, the tingerslo engage the heveltal. faces -l() and said rack haiturned upon its side. the toothed edge of the side wall of said rack bar permitting of such turning inm'ement-of the saine 'with respect. to the operating' pinion. I.

Upon the t'tnfwaial end ot the: rack-har. a leche receiving shovel 10811;; attacht-rd. This" ed to the evtensions 100. Proi in the return oi the shovel to its .viuz :ion l0?, havp-z f si; 'i `groove 104ttheream et a, (leper-idling yoke shovel consists of a substantially rectangular plate 109 having ribs 110 formed upon its upper surface. A slop plate 111 is piro-tally mounted at its opposite ends in the bearing members 112 secured upon the shovel blade and teeth lljiroject from the opposite edge of said bla e. A stop rib 114 is formed upon the sho); blade at the pivoted edge of said plate and limits the movement thereof in is secured to the one direction. To this plate, the ends of short chains 115 are connected, the other ends of the chains being connected to the plate of the shovel. These chains assist in sustaining the weight of the coke which is retained upon the shovel by the pivoted plate 111. This shovel is supported upon a forwardly projecting agitudinalA larrn 116 which is fixed at its rear end to the forward end of the carriage 26. This arm is gradually widened at its rear end and is provided with a longitudinally inclined upper edge 118 designates a weight fixed to the blade of the shovel 108 upon one corner thereof and between this weight and the end of the rack bar, to which the shovel is attached, a rearwardly projecting finger 119 shovel blade. This finger has a beveled bottom face for engagement with the rear inclined upper edge 117 of the arm 116. This/finger 119 is adapted to ride upon the up 'r odge of the arm 116 when the shovel isdiitracted from the furnace and greatglyfassists in effecting the tilting of the rshovel/so as to dump the contents thereof.

The weight 118 on the shovel blade acts by gravity, in conjunction with the springs 101 which engage the lugs 102, to return thc Shovel to its normal position.

As above stated., the gear L18 is loose upon the shaft 46 and upon this shaft, the clutch member 120 is keyed for sliding movement. This clutch member is normally held yieldingly in engagement with clutch teeth provided upon one face of the gear by means of the coil spring 121. 122 designates an arm which is pivotally mounted at one of its ends upon the carriage 26 as indicated at 123. Projecting laterally from this arm at its pivoted end are the spaced ears 124 between which an extension '125 of the sliding clutch member'120 is disposed. To the other end of the arm 122, the forward end of a longitudinally disposed lever 126 is pivotally connected. .This lever is slotted as at 127 to receive the guide bolt 128 suitably mounted upon the carriage 26. The rear end of the lever 126 is laterally extended and inwardly disposed as shown at 129, the inner end of said lever being located in the path of movement of the rack bar 41. By means of this construction, it will be readily understood that when the fingers 106 upon the rear end of the rack bar engage the block.

39, said bar engages the inner end 129 of the lever 126 and shifts the same longitudinally to move the arm 122. The clutch member 120 is thus moved upon the shaft 46 out of engagement with the loose gear 48, thereby automatically interrupting the transmission of power for the operation of said-rack. Y

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is believed thatv the construction and manner of operation of vy improved coke drawing apparatus will be clearly and fu'lly understood. The movable shovelmay be easily and quickly positioned for projection into the coke oven by simply shifting the carriage 26 upon the wheeled supporting frame 5.

In the operation of the device, the shovel 108 and the scraping blade 80 are moved together into the furnace or oven, said blade pushing or scraping the coke upon the shovel and against the pivotally mounted plate 111 which is arranged thereon. In the formovement of the sliding frame 55, the shovel blade is lowered as previously explained so that it will engage the teeth 113 and'lift said plate to it's upright position. At the end of the forward movement of the rack bar, the operator reverses the engine so that the shovel and scraping blade are withdrawn from the oven. In this movement of the shovel, the scraping blade is disposed immediately above the plate 111 and serves to retain the coke in position upon the shovel blade. t the end ofthe retractile movement of the shovel, the scraping blade is automatically lifted and the opera- .67 to lift the member 65 and raise the frame 55 so as to dispose the scraping blade 80 at a sufficient distance above the shovel 108 to permit the same to' turn. The scraping blade is elevated above the shovel at the end of the retractile movement of the latter bythe engagement of the lug 95 with the upper end of t-he dog 90, whereby the connecting rod 83 is actuated, and the bar 77 disposed in a perpendicular position. The shovel is then automatically turned in the manner above explained to dump the coke therefrom. This turning movement of the shovel is effected bythe engagement of the curved fingers 106 with the beveled faces 40 of the block 39, and also by the engagement of the finger 119 on the' shovel with the inclined edge 117 of the arm 116. l

It will thus be appreciated .that I have produced an apparatus for easily and quickly withdrawing the coke from the furnace, and by means of my invention, comparatively little labor is required upon the part of the operator, and he is enabled to remove the coke from a large number of ovens in a comparatively short time.

The lnachine as a Whole is also simple in its construction, may be produced -a-t small cost and is highly efiicient, reliable and durable in practical operation.

it neoarting diving a ppn scribed, a slierel, Shovel into or ou* i automatic v same is with dump the e means :beting 'aga-inet. sue the shorel io the. and mlditional siding, the :eliorol einem and to return il poration.

oi the character demorable rat-l; liar, .d Quid lim', ins; the rai n bar to more the afmlte oren, in laus for to dump the or said d ing'l y h d .Shovel and inte or ont. of a 2 cally moving the infr blade 'h level lnin@ the with re u ito-henher may hr, imiw'l, and shovel to dump the :oseille an apprirzitas; of he eliaraere d, a aliefel nicauited for i tilting; nicwment, menne for moving; Smid shovel .longitudinally into-or out. olf a. celte oren, u stationary e nent, and ni n; on the slurrel einig.: rating; with Said Stationary eieinem,v nt. the end of the inngiinriinal niort ment C?? tin lloret when tim anni( with` drzern from the eren te :eilt said shovel Lrsolv and duin@ the conte 'its thereof.

in an a'pgiafrwve the character de Vwcrilied, a. .lo ,utlinally i'nlivvable rack. bar, a. Dnov'l Shed to one end of said har, n'ieans 'lor ifting Seid reel; irri in oipoeite direetion, a siatim Y meint and nxeanhA carried lair to enc '"i-le with sa. and turn the end s longitudinal movement in onc direction it@ dump the contents of the shovel.

G. ln an apparatus of ille eharaf'ftcr (le-i,

i a rack har, 'meeneto eportsaid 1 ine uur at r longitudinal and turning nim :attached to ene al liar' movementor said rack bar in one direction te turn the har and dump the contents of the Shorel.

In an apparatus of the character deand turning movement, a shovel attached to` one end of said bnr, a stationary member haring oppositel) beveled `faces, and spaced projecting longitudinally from the other end of said bar and haring opposite curi-ed ends to engage the bereled faces of said stationary member whereby the.x"ack bar is turned at tl e end of its lonffitudi'nalfmovement. in one direi-tieni to dump the contents of the Shovel.

in an .apparatus of the Character deserihed, a bar namnteil for longitudinal and turningr movement, a shorel attached to one end ol said har. a scraping blade disposed above the hdiijrel, means for moving said shovel and blade L ether into or out of a eolie oren, menus tor turning the bar t0 dnrnp the Contents of the shovel, and addi tional nre-:i to more the lseuuning blade with respect to the shovel to.; permit of the turning; niorena'nt of the latter.

l0. ln :m apparatus of the character desrrihed, a. bn r nuiunted for longitudinal and turning inm'enient, a shovel attached to one end of 1d liar, n, scrping blade mounted filiere said shovel, means for moving said shovel and blade together into the coke oven, means for lowering; said bladev into engagement with the eolie upon the shovel, means for elevating said blade to dispose the saine above the Shovel in spaced relation thereto, :ind meam for turning said bar te dump the contents or the shovel.

ll. in au apparatus scribed, a sfliorel, ii scraping blade, a movable support 'for said blade, means for moving the shovel and blade together into a fui-nace or oren, automatically actuated means renner-teil to the support to move the saine and louer the blade upon the contents ol the Slierel. and additimial means conneeb ed to said inox-able support. and automatirnlly actuated when the shovel is Withdrawn 'from the furnace to elevate the blade and gern-rit the eoncns of the shovel to be livelli' movable :ind trarne, in

,above the shovel, means for moving the shovel and blade together into or out of a coke oven, an additional movable support for the se 'aping blade, uieanst'oipautomatically moving/said support to posit-ion the blade with relation to the shovel, and additional means for moving the frame in which tlarhlade is mounted to raise the blade and permitI of the dumping of the .contents of the shovel. l

13. In an apparatus of the'ehalacter described. a bar. a shovel attached to one end of said bar. a frame, a scraping blade mounted in said frame, means for mov-ing the frame and bar to extend the` blade and shovel within the coke oven or withdraw tht` same therefrom, an additional movable support for.tl1e scraping blade, and means actuated in the slidihg movement of-the frame in each direction to move said support and raise or lower the blade with relation to the shovel.

V14. In an apparatus of the character described, a shovel mounted for longitudinal and transverse tilting movement, means for moving the shovel longitudinally into or o'ut of. a Coke oven, a stationary arm, a. finger pro- `jecting from the rear end of the shovel to ride upon said arm when the shovel is` vith drawn from th -l cotte oven'nnidwiitttie shovel to dump the contents thereof, and a weight secured 'upon the shovel blade acting by geavity tnv/return the shovel to its normal position. t

15,-In an apparatus of the cha racter described, a bar mounted for sliding andturning moi-"ement, a frame, connected to said bar and movable therewith, means for actuating the lbar, a shovel attached to one end of said bar, a scraping blade havingr a rod pivotally mounted at one of its ends in said frame, a movable Support. for said rod, meansl for moving said support to'lower the scraping blade upon the shovel in the movement of the frame in one direction, additional means for moving tl'ielsnpport to elevate the scraping blade in the movement of the sliding frame in the opposite direction,

. and means for turning the shovel carrying bar to dump the contents of the shovel.

1G. In an appa atus of the character described, a shovel 10SA a scraping blade S0. means for moving Said blade and shovel together into or out of a eolie oven, a movable support T7 for the blade, rods connected to said support, dogs S7, 90 to which the. respecT tive rods are connected, and means coperatingr with the respective dogs in the lnove` ment of the shovel in each direction to raise or lower the scraping blade with relation to the shovel.

17,. ln an apparatus of the character descrihcfha bar mounted for sliding and turning movementV` a shovel attached to one end ol' said bar` a trame connected t-o said bar, a scraping blade having a rod attac-hed there.-

to pivotally mounted in said frame, a sup-.

port for said rod, means for sliding said bar and frame to move the shovel and blade together into or o ut of the coke oven, means Afor automatically moving the scrapmg blade with relation to the shovel at the end of the longitudinal movement of the bar in each direction, and additional 'means for alitolnatieally turning said bar when the shovel is withdrawn from the oven to dump the eolie therefrom.

18. In an apparatus of the character described, a bar mounted for longitudinal and turning movement., a shovel attached to one end of said bar, a scraping blade having a rod attached thereto, a support for said rod movable with said bar, said rod being also mounted for movement independently of 

